Best cover letter tips

Have been applying for jobs but feel I lack with my cover letter. Was wanting tips. I’m really bad at talking myself up and don’t want to sound up myself either. If anyone has any tips I would be grateful to hear them. Thank you.

I found some examples on Pinterest and pretty much copied and pasted them and changed to my info, so it's a mush up of a few examples. You want to tell them why you are suitable for the job, how your previous experience/skills are transferable to the new job, not just rehash your resume.
Eg. My previous work in aged care demonstrates I can work with a wide variety of people with differing needs, including challenging behaviours.

Following! I ended up just writing a quick gloss over of what was already in my resume plus a bit of personal info that I think might make me look good for the position. I would love to know what other people put in it.

If you're going to add a photo - the emphasis is on professional not a selfie. The amount of resumes I've seen with a selfie at the top just scream unprofessional. helpful (1)on 11:29am, 12 February 2019

OP Professional photo does sound like it would make it stand out. Thank you for the idea.

To the above replier, that made me lol. Now all I can imagine is a bunch of cover letters with selfies with those Snapchat filters over them. helpful (0)on 10:09pm, 12 February 2019